Joe

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Joe is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 464,326 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 453,008 as boys and 11,318 as girls. Joe gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1936 and has since declined significantly. It is the #145 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 272
2023 256
2022 262
2021 310
2020 337
2019 350
2018 347
2017 365
2016 434
2015 460
2014 490
2013 476
2012 498
2011 536
2010 592
2009 606
2008 724
2007 737
2006 814
2005 799
2004 823
2003 899
2002 922
2001 971
2000 919
1999 972
1998 1,016
1997 1,019
1996 1,070
1995 1,088
1994 1,209
1993 1,262
1992 1,403
1991 1,474
1990 1,470
1989 1,510
1988 1,492
1987 1,508
1986 1,560
1985 1,614
1984 1,614
1983 1,634
1982 1,891
1981 1,894
1980 2,010
1979 1,993
1978 2,078
1977 2,165
1976 2,204
1975 2,278
1974 2,394
1973 2,567
1972 2,879
1971 3,206
1970 3,637
1969 3,686
1968 3,603
1967 3,779
1966 4,425
1965 4,911
1964 5,911
1963 6,471
1962 6,894
1961 7,167
1960 7,442
1959 7,542
1958 7,226
1957 6,938
1956 6,322
1955 6,036
1954 6,089
1953 5,988
1952 6,065
1951 6,021
1950 6,237
1949 6,752
1948 7,490
1947 8,131
1946 7,755
1945 6,819
1944 7,264
1943 7,537
1942 7,619
1941 7,384
1940 7,433
1939 7,437
1938 7,678
1937 7,970
1936 8,266
1935 7,778
1934 7,354
1933 6,662
1932 6,934
1931 6,684
1930 7,122
1929 6,814
1928 6,894
1927 6,773
1926 6,550
1925 6,265
1924 6,195
1923 6,146
1922 6,238
1921 6,341
1920 6,205
1919 5,839
1918 5,919
1917 5,239
1916 5,012
1915 4,762
1914 3,789
1913 2,868
1912 2,580
1911 1,494
1910 1,595
1909 1,335
1908 1,241
1907 1,207
1906 1,062
1905 1,052
1904 976
1903 920
1902 985
1901 769
1900 1,212
1899 798
1898 847
1897 822
1896 779
1895 790
1894 764
1893 745
1892 830
1891 605
1890 702
1889 727
1888 813
1887 695
1886 774
1885 693
1884 771
1883 623
1882 754
1881 649
1880 736